I too believe there must be a body to count it as a kill but sometimes you can't get the body out when it falls down a hole or squeezes under a rock.

This yote was shot basically in the last second of daylight and was standing on top of 60 feet of lava and there was no spotter to help me. So yes I believe I hit it, no I don't count it because I can't confirm it hit or miss. If I did hit it, it is dead in that mess of rocks somewhere and if I missed it then I will go back and find it again. After all, I know where it lives!
As buffalobob mentioned, this was a story to show some neat pictures (at least I thought they were neat) that otherwise would have not been seen by anyone but me and to possibly entertain someone for a minute or two. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

I enjoyed it the whole thing especially the two miles in the sky part. I knew you had good rifles and could shoot also, but fly too ??? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I kinda figure you were at 10K or so above sea lever but right at 0 Feet AGL (above ground level). Whatever, still purty [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Also, I was kinda wishing that were a woof instead of a yote [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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Consider this. How about I pose beside where my bullet hit the ground and some fresh crap on my 2561 yard digger squirrel I shot last week? I was using SMK's and it just passed through and he made it into his hole to never be seen again. I heard it hit but didn't have any witnesses. The way he jumped, I know he was hit square. Are you going to comment about what a great shot I made?

Around my neck of the woods we don't give credit for a shot like that without brains or a body. Poop and blood don't count. Just keeping it real. Thatís all. No insult was meant nor do I believe Goodgrouper took it as one. A few people were misreading and taking it for a confirmed shot. It was not. He didnít count it as a hit either because he couldnít confirm it. Everyone including myself, appreciated the story and the pictures. I look forward to more of his posts.

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